Family
ClaimDetailEvidence
FatherPhilip Augustus II, King of France (1165-1223) [S756] [S2727]
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MotherIsabella of Hainaut, Countess of Artois (1170-1190) [S756] [S2727]
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SpouseQueen Blanca de Castilla (~1189-1252) 
Child +Robert, Count of Artois (1216-1250) [S756] [S2719] [S2727]
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Attributes
ClaimDetailEvidence
GenderMale
NameLouis VIII, King of France [S756] [S2719] [S2727]
Nickname: Louis le Lion (the Lion)
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NameLouis de France [S2727]
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FatherPhilip Augustus II, King of France (1165-1223) [S756] [S2727]
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MotherIsabella of Hainaut, Countess of Artois (1170-1190) [S756] [S2727]
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Timeline
ClaimDateDetailAgeEvidence
BirthSep 3, 1187Paris, Île-de-France, France [S756] [S2727]
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MarriedMay 23, 1200Church of Port-Mort, Eure, Normandy, France [S756] [S2727]
He was only 13
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TitleAug 6, 1223King of France [S756] [S2727]
he succeeded his father
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DeathNov 8, 1226Montpensier, Auvergne, France [S756] [S2727]
dysentery
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Sources
IndexTitle
[S756] Weis, Frederick Lewis, "Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came To New England before 1700, 7th Ed." (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1999).
[S2719] Cawley, Charles, "Foundation of Medieval Genealogy (Medieval Lands - Brabant & Louvain)" (v4.5 Updated 11 October 2019) (https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BRABANT, LOUVAIN.htm).
[S2727] Cawley, Charles, "Foundation of Medieval Genealogy (Medieval Lands - France, Capetian Kings)" (v4.3 Updated 07 January 2020) (https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CAPET.htm).
Kinship Lines for Louis VIII, King of France
Spouse/PartnerDegreeRelationshipMRCA
Queen Blanca de Castilla (~1189-1252)83rd CousinFulk V, Count of Anjou (1092-1144)
Queen Blanca de Castilla (~1189-1252)83rd CousinÉremburge de Maine (~1096-1126)
Queen Blanca de Castilla (~1189-1252)104th CousinGuillaume I, Comte de Bourgogne (~1024-1087)
Queen Blanca de Castilla (~1189-1252)104th CousinWilliam I, King of England (1028-1087)
Queen Blanca de Castilla (~1189-1252)104th CousinEtiennette (e1025-)
Queen Blanca de Castilla (~1189-1252)104th CousinMathilde de Flandre (~1032-1083)
Queen Blanca de Castilla (~1189-1252)135th Cousin 1x removedGuillaume V, Duke of Aquitaine (~969-1030)
Queen Blanca de Castilla (~1189-1252)135th Cousin 1x removedAgnes de Mâcon (~990-1068)
Queen Blanca de Castilla (~1189-1252)188th CousinReginar III Comte de Hainaut (~920-973)
Queen Blanca de Castilla (~1189-1252)188th CousinAdela (e921-961)
Queen Blanca de Castilla (~1189-1252)219th Cousin 1x removedEadweard, King of Wessex & Mercia (~872-924)
Queen Blanca de Castilla (~1189-1252)2511th Cousin 1x removedVulfard, Comte de Flavigny (e798-)
Queen Blanca de Castilla (~1189-1252)2511th Cousin 1x removedSusanna de Paris (~805-)